Can you af­ford to run the car?

This is a very im­por­tant point which of­ten gets over­looked. Only a new car will drive with­out any main­te­nance for a while but even­tu­ally, even that will re­quire a ser­vice, new tyres, a bat­tery or new wind­screen. Have you got the money for that? By stretch­ing you bud­get too far, these nec­es­sary items could be out of reach and even­tu­ally cause your car to break down or lose value faster. Pur­chase some­thing more af­ford­able and bud­get for re­pairs to al­ways have peace of mind.